V-1.3, r. 1 - Regulation respecting the recognition of training for off-highway vehicle excursion guides

Updated to 29 June 2021

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chapter V-1.3, r. 1

Regulation respecting the recognition of training for off-highway vehicle excursion guides

Act respecting off-highway vehicles

(chapter V-1.3, s. 24).

CHAPTER I GENERAL

M.O. 2021-003, c. I.

1. This Regulation applies to off-highway vehicle excursion guides who, in return for payment, intervene with clients, travel agencies, adventure tourism enterprises and various other players in the industry in order to plan off-highway vehicle outings in nature, coordinate and lead activities, transmit techniques related to the carrying out of activities and to safety, supervise groups, interpret natural environments and respond to emergency situations.

M.O. 2021-003, s. 1.

2. Any person wishing to obtain an off-highway vehicle excursion guide attestation must successfully complete the training provided for in Schedule A.

M.O. 2021-003, s. 2.

CHAPTER II CONTENT, VALIDITY PERIOD AND RENEWAL OF ATTESTATIONS

M.O. 2021-003, c. II.

3. An off-highway vehicle excursion guide attestation must contain

(1)  the holder’s name and date of birth;

(2)  the attestation number, and the date of issue and expiry; and

(3)  the name and contact information of the organization responsible for the training, and the signature of a person in authority.

M.O. 2021-003, s. 3.

4. The attestation is valid for 3 years. It is renewable for the same period.

Persons who wish to renew their attestation must prove that they participated in the training to update their knowledge and skills, which includes a theoretical review of their knowledge, and that their Wilderness and Remote First Aid training is up to date.

M.O. 2021-003, s. 4.

CHAPTER III TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL

M.O. 2021-003, c. III.

5. Every person who successfully completed the Notion de sécurité pour les guides de randonnée en véhicules hors route training between 1 January 2018 and 16 June 2021 may obtain the attestation provided for in section 2, if the person has taken cognizance of the content of the training updated by the Conseil québécois des ressources humaines en tourisme and has successfully completed the evaluation following the mandatory training provided for in Schedule A and the Wilderness and Remote First Aid training before 31 December 2021.

M.O. 2021-003, s. 5.

6. (Omitted).

M.O. 2021-003, s. 6.

SCHEDULE A

MANDATORY TRAINING

— Wilderness and Remote First Aid (20 h), the certification of which is issued by the Canadian Red Cross, or Secourisme en régions isolées (20 h), the certification of which is issued by SIRIUSMEDx.

— Notion de sécurité pour les guides d’excursion en véhicules hors route training under the responsibility of Aventure Écotourisme Québec. The training is the updated version of Notions de sécurité pour les guides de randonnée en véhicule hors route.

REFRESHER TRAINING

— Mise à jour - Notions de sécurité pour les guides d’excursion en véhicule hors route under the responsibility of Aventure Écotourisme Québec

M.O. 2021-003, Sch. A.

REFERENCES

M.O. 2021-003, 2021 G.O. 2, 2727